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As I reflected on the structure of this article, my archived files got some exercise as I reflected on the origins of FutureReady Librarians ® and why the journey we took to create the program has never been more important than today. Let’s go back to October of 2012. That was 2012.
For 20 years, I was a teacher librarian and worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. In 2012, I was selected as Washington State Teacher of the Year. In 2013, I was asked to be part of Project Connect , a Follett School Solutions initiative exploring the role of school libraries and librarians in 21st-century schools.
New project highlights critical role school librarians play in supporting FutureReady goals. FutureReady Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. FutureReady librarians embrace change and innovation in education,” said Ray. “As
Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.
Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. Action 3: Future Proof Your School. What else must educational leaders do to get their schools and districts futureready? Upgrading HVAC systems and roofs and windows.
Mark joined the Boston Public Schools in 2007 as a classroom teacher before joining the central administration in 2012 where he has served as the CIO for the last nine years. Mark Racine is the chief information officer for the Boston Public Schools. ENA delivers transformative technology solutions supported by exceptional customer care.
Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. She was selected to participate in the FutureReady Superintendent Briefing with the U.S. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I first met Michelle Luhtala on an AASL site visit the year the New Canaan (CT) High School Library earned the National School Library Program of the Year.
He currently co-leads a FutureReady Administrators principal team to foster professional learning and he is working with the director of curriculum to define a blended and personalized learning framework to help implement digital content and services. Mark has presented at ISTE, SXSWEdu, FETC, CUE, and AASL.
We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.
Our Middle School Library in Laurel, Maryland has been a loud and proud Safe Space and Ally for ALL of our LGBTQIA and Neurodivergent students for years. 2012 Create a Safe Space - 2018 BUT. I am really cognizant that some of my Middle Schoolers are curious or questioning to learn more about but aren't ready to out themselves.
When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.
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Students can now have an entire library in their backpack, and this changes the dynamic for schools and students. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net , SETDA , and FutureReady Schools , and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.
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